Pili
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pili is a noun meaning plural of pilus.
Meaning
plural of pilus.
More Meanings
- The edible nut of the tree.
- A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.
Example Sentences
The pili is indigenous to the Philippines (Merrill 1912, 1923; Wester 1921; Brown 1954; Li 1970).
Pili (Canarium ovatum) is the most important tree nut of the Philippines.[…]Natural populations of pili are found in forests and are threatened by human activities and natural disasters.
Pili—pronounced “peeley”—is a distinctive, tear-shaped nut native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. It’s here that roasted, fried, and sugared varieties of pili can be found for sale on nearly every street.
2012, M.N. Normah, S. K. Malik, R. Chaudhury, I. Salma, M. A. Makeen, Chapter 8: Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources, M. N. Normah, H. F. Chin, Barbara M. Reed (editors, Conservation of Tropical Plant Species, page 143, The crops covered by the project include jackfruit and other Artocarpus species, pili (Canarium ovatum), mangosteen and other Garcinia species, and durian (Durio zibethinus).
Word Forms
- pilis
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